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College of Engineering News

Profile of Elaheh Ahmadi

Elaheh Ahmadi. Photograph by Lilli Walker.

Oct 21, 2025
Elaheh Ahmadi Brings Mid-Career Experience to the ECE Faculty

She returns to UCSB eight years after receiving her PhD here.

Photo of winners of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics

These three UC-affiliated scientists shared the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work in advancing quantum science.

Oct 07, 2025
Two UCSB Quantum Pioneers Win Nobel Prize for Physics

They share the award with another UC physicist for demonstrating how quantum mechanics work on a new scale.

Source: Washington Post
Image of Dr. Sreedhara Somanath

Sep 29, 2025
Former Director of India’s National Space Agency to Speak at UCSB in October

Renowned aerospace engineer Sreedhara Somanath will discuss the successful Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission on campus October 9.

An image of a model wearing the Cadense shoe.

The Cadense shoe lets those suffering from foot drop hit their stride again.

Sep 25, 2025
Professor’s Startup Nominated for Innovation Award

Tyler Susko’s shoe to address foot drop receives recognition alongside major companies.

image showing various aspects of the BioPACIFIC MIP

State-of-the-art research facilities at UC Santa Barbara and UCLA support impactful discoveries in materials science through the BioPACIFIC MIP.

Aug 25, 2025
A $19.8M Renewal for the Second Phase of the NSF BioPACIFIC MIP

The facility connects fundamental research with industry needs, strengthening U.S. leadership in biomaterials innovation.

An image of California Assemblymember Gregg Hart speaking to a group that included UCSB faculty and officials.

California Assemblymember Gregg Hart speaks during the afternoon session to a crowd that included (front row, from left) CNSI Executive Director of Scientific Initiatives and Innovation Tal Margalith, CNSI Director Craig Hawker, Chancellor Henry Yang, Executive Vice Chancellor David Marshall, and Umesh Mishra, dean of The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering. Photograph by Jeff Liang.

Jul 15, 2025
Startup Leaders Present at the CNSI Technology Incubator’s Tenth Anniversary

Representatives from eleven companies that began in the Incubator shared their stories.

Image of Frank Bates standing in the UCSB quad.

Frank Bates

Jul 09, 2025
A Science Family at UCSB

For at least one quarter a year, the Bates family has two polymer scientists on campus.

Headshot of a woman standing in front of a rock

Charlott Vallon, assistant teaching professor of mechanical engineering.

Jul 09, 2025
Q&A With New COE Faculty: Charlott Vallon

The new assistant teaching professor of mechanical engineering restructures the hierarchy of learning controls for complex cyber-physical systems.

Headshot images of Arturo Juan (left) and Sam Rosen (right)

Arturo Juan (left), third-year materials PhD student, and Sam Rosen (right), fifth-year student in the Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Quantitative Biosciences.

Jun 09, 2025
Celebrating the LGBTQIA+ Community

The College of Engineering celebrates the LGBTQIA+ community and Pride Month.

Headshot of Xin (Eric) Wang

Xin (Eric) Wang, assistant professor of computer science.

May 21, 2025
Q & A With New COE Faculty: Xin (Eric) Wang

The new assistant professor of computer science builds multimodal, embodied AI agents that understand and interact naturally with humans.

Headshot of Yuheng Bu

Yuheng Bu, assistant professor of computer science.

May 08, 2025
Q & A With New COE Faculty: Yuheng Bu

The new assistant professor of computer science develops theoretically grounded learning algorithms to improve the fairness and reliability of AI systems.

Professors Rich Wolski and Chandra Krintz (far left and far right) with their PhD student and four undergraduate student researchers in their lab.

Raspberry Pi fans (far left and right) Rich Wolski and Chandra Krintz with (from left) fourth-year PhD student Animesh Dangwal and undergraduate student researchers Emily Zheng, Karen Yuan, Shruthi Santhosh Unnithan, and Ria Sing. Photograph by James Badham

Mar 24, 2025
A (Very) Large Slice of Pi

The world’s biggest assembly of Raspberry Pi computers comes to UCSB.

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